With the company coming in for fierce criticism from dog owners in some parts of the county and elsewhere in North Wales it is perhaps surprising that only 90 £75 FPNs were issued for dog fouling in Denbighshire in 2017.

The report revealed that Kingdom itself was paid £162,435 in 2017-18 by the county council, which represents 60% of the £270,000 collected.

At present about 76% of offenders pay the fine before the matters are referred to court.

Discarded cigarette butts

In a report to members this week the head of planning and public protection Graham Boase said: “This means that the service of over 4,727 FPNs during 2017-18 to tackle environmental crime has not cost the council anything with visible results in securing cleaner streets.”

The notice of motion failed but officers were asked to examine other ways of tackling the problem of littering and dog fouling.

Litter. Kingdom Security have been criticised for giving staff bonuses for giving out tickets for dropping rubbish (Image: Gwynedd Council)

A total of 2,415 notices were issued in Rhyl, the largest town in the county, with 946 in Prestatyn, 456 in Bodelwyddan, 255 in Denbigh, 243 in Rhuddlan, 131 in Ruthin, 129 in Llangollen and 90 in St Asaph.